18823362. ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE GRASPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.)
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ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE GRASPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Organization Name
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Inventor(s)
Stephen West of Austin TX (US)
David Miller of Austin TX (US)
Vladimir Mitelberg of Austin TX (US)
Donald K. Jones of Dripping Springs TX (US)
ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE GRASPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18823362 titled 'ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE GRASPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Original Abstract Submitted
An endoscopic tissue grasper device includes a flexible tubular member, a flexible shaft extending through the tubular member, a proximal handle for moving the shaft and tubular member relative to each other, and a distal helical coil having a sharpened end for engaging tissue. The tissue grasper is advanced through a working channel of an endoscope, engaged relative to tissue, and retracted to pull tissue into a path of a movable needle coupled at a distal end of the endoscope so that the needle can be passed through the tissue. The needle is preferably provided with a suture so that as the needle is passed through the tissue a stitch is formed.
